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F. E. BERTRAND. MACHINE FOR OPERATING 0N INSOLES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-25. 19l

m: mums PETERS cm, PHOTO-7H0 WAsHlNamm o. c.

F. E. BERTRAND. 'MACHINE FOR OPERATING 0N msoLEs.

I APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. 19H. 7

1,272,901. Patented July 16, 1918.

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. F. E. BERTRAND. MACHINE FOB OPERATING ON INSOLES.

APPLICAHON FILVED sn'mzs, 1911.

m m r WK Patented July 16, 1918.

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' rnannnmc'n. IBEIBZJTRAND, or'swaivrsooTT, -MASSACHUSETTS, AssIeNon, BY: MESNE .ASSIGNMENTS, To UNITEpsHoE- MAGTIINEBY CORPORATION, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A GOBPOBAZE-ION'OF NEW JERSEY.

MACHTNT! FOR OPERATING 0N INSOLES.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FilEDERIG ELBER- Tar-ND, a? citizen of the United States,'residing at Swinnpscott, in the county of Essen an'd'State of Massachusetts, havein-vented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for O'peratin do hereby declare the re lowingto be a fan, clear, and exact description? of the invention,- su'oli' as will enable others skilled in the art to which it npperta-ins to make and use the same. v

The present invei'ition relates to machines for operating on insoles which are used in the manufacture of boots and shoes, and more particularly to machines-for operating on; reinforced insoles to make what are known commercially as Gem-"i soles. The processof making the in'soledisclosed in the following discription is not claimed herein because itfis claimed in applicants co=pending application EBerial No. 54,765, filed October 8, 1915 as a division fiom this application. j v

One object of the present invention is to )rovide novel construction and arrangement or devices for formin a head or crimp in the reinforcing material and securing it to the insole whereby the proper and uniform shaping and' securingof the reinforci'ug material to the insole is insured.

To the accomplishment of this object one feature of the invention contemplates the proi isio'n in a machine for reinforcing insoles of "a single, set of cob perating devices, one device arranged in advance of'another in the line of feed, and operated to continuously and progressively form a bead or eriinj tin the reinforcing material and secure it to the insole; This arrangement enables the devices to cooperateto compress the lip from base to top and bend it inward at an inclination to the surface of the insole, which is of advantage during the lasting and sewing operation, and also. enables the device acting inadvance to pull the material down into the angle between the surface of 'the insole and the head while the reinforcing material outside the bead is loose and free from tension. It has been proposed heretofore 'to provide n insole rein forcing machine with a single set of rolls Specification of Letters Patent.

on Insoles; and 1- operating upon opposite sides of the lip, but in such arrangement each tool acts to place the material operated upon by the other tool under tension so that the tools are restrained by each other under ordinary conditions from drawing the loose material into the angles between the lip and surface of the insole, and between the lip and the feather. Furthermore, as the material is applied while under tension it springs away from the base of the lip when removed from the influence of the tool.

Broadly considered, any suitable formof cooperating devices for continuously and progressively forming the bead in the reinforcing material and securing it to the insole may beemployed as found desirable or expedient. In the preferred form of the invention the cooperating bead forming devices take the form of a roll mounted to rotate about a vertical axis,- and awheel mounted to rotate about a horizontal axis, said roll being arranged in advance in the line of feed of the vertical plane passing through the axis of the wheel. This construction forms an important feature of the invention. 4

A further feature of the invention contemplates the provision, in a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, of a support for the" reinforcing material arranged to continuously engage the outside surface of the lip, above the feather and below the reinforcing material, and constructed with a supporting face projecting inward over the lip and a face sloping toward the outside forming device, and reciprooated to cause the sloping face to push the loose reinforcing material toward the tools so that the reinforcing material may be operated upon without danger of its becoming pressed down upon the insole in a plait or fold. Preferably the reciprocating support is mounted to automatically adapt itself to the curvature of that portion of the lip with which it has engagement. The support is thus maintained normal to the lip throughoutits varying curvatures. This arrangement insures that the support will always reciprocate parallel to the lip which is of advantage in that it enables the support to properly push the material toward the tools Patented July 16, 1918.

appncation fiied Se tember 25, 1911. Serial No. 651,056.

along all portions of the lip without danger of the material becoming pushed into a fold beneath the tools.

Another object of the invention isto design a machine which will provide for. trimniin the reinforcing fabric applied to an inso e along a line on the feather inside of the edge of the insole blank so that after incorporation of the finished insole in a shoe it will not be unsightly by reason of a showirig of the edge ofthe fabrio beIW the-edge portant advantage of this construction rev sides in the employment of such a construction and arrangement that the fabric is severed without removing any ofthe stock of the feather whereby, in the completed insole, the full strength of the feather is preserved. Other advantages ofthis feature oftheinvention are explained in the following de-, scription.

These and other features of the invention, including certain details of construction and combinations of parts, will be further ex plained in the following description, and then particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The various features of the present invention will be readily understood from an inspection of the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a front elevation of a machine for reinforcing insoles embodying thefeatures of the invention in the best form at present devised;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation;

Figs. 3, 4:, and -5 are diagrammatical views illustrating the relative position of the reinforcing and associated devices at different parts of the insole; and

Fig. 6 is a detail showing the coiiperating reinforcing devices operating upon an insole mounted on a work support.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings the work support, upon which the grain side of the insole rests during the operation of the machine, con sists of a slightly convex, circular table 1 mounted upon the upper end of a stem 2 which is rotatably and slidably mounted in bearing blocks 3 carried by the machine frame. The stem is splined to a sleeve 4 mounted for rotation between the bearing blocks 3. The work support is positively driven during the operation of the machine througha spiral gear 5 formed on the sleeve 4, and engaged by a spiral gear 6 secured to the forward end of a horizontal shaft7.

an adj ustab The other end of the shaft 7 carries a gear 8 which meshes with a large gear 9 carried by an intermediate shaft 10. The gear 9 is engaged by a pinion 11 secured to ashaft 12 which is driven from at suitable source of powerthrough a belt pulley 13! The work support is forced upwardly by means of a coiled sprin 14 which is interposed between is plate 15 carried by a block 16 on the machine frame, and a lug 17 on the vertical arm of a bell crank lever 18 which is pivoted on a rod 19 carried by the frame. The horizontal arm of the bell crank lever is provided with a hub 20 which fits over a pin 21 carried by a horizontal slide 22 mounted to slide in guideways 23 on a head 24. The head 24 is clamped between a shoulder 25 on the stem 2 and a split clamp 26 surrounding a reduced portion 27 of the stem. This portion of the stem 2 is suitably connected to a treadle (not shown). Through the connections described the work support is normally maintained elevated by the spring 14: and is depressed through the treadle connections against the pressure of the spring when it is, desired to insert or remove the work. In order. to revent bindin of the work support as it s ides through the hearing blocks and sleeve, the spring 14, bell crank lever, and connections are duplicated as shown in-Fig. 1. The upward movement of the work support under the influence of the springs 14 is limited by an adjustable stop screw 28 which is arranged to engage a lug 29 on the horizontal arm of the bell crank lever. 18.

The devices for operating on the insole supported on the work supporting table to crlmp the reinforcing material into a bead and cause the reinforcing fabric to adhere to thevertical lip of the insole consist of an inside former comprising a roll 29 (see Fig. 2) arranged to press the reinforcing material against the inner surface of the lip and againstthe surface of the insole at the base of the lip, and an outside former comprising a rotary wheel 30 arranged to pressthe reinforcing material against the outer surface of the lip and against the surface of the feather. The roll 29 is mounted upon the lower end of a vertical shaft 31 which is rotatably and slidably, mounted in bearing blocks 32 carried by a horizontal slide 33. The slide 33 is held for sliding movement between gibs 34, in a guideway 35 formed on the machine frame, by a cover plate 36. The slide 33 is sprin pressed in a direction tending to force t e roll 29 yieldingly against the inside of the lip by means of a looped spring 37 one end of which is adjustably secured to a sleeve 38 carried on the cover plate 36, and the other end of which is inserted in a hole 39 drilled in the side of the Slide 33 (Fig. 2). In order to limit the inward movement of the roll: 93 ade h sin l ene of t e spr 3.

. e ha e eingam te i li e- 1 'thegrnachine frame is,provided-,-with an ad:

justable. stop; 40 arranged to engage a lug ll-(Fig. 1) oarried'by the upper bearing block v32. The shaft 31 is forced downward so as to pressithe rollfirrnlyagainst the surfaceof the sole by a looped springflQ, one endof. which :is adjustably mounted in a socketxi3 in, the up erbearing block 32 and the other @end of W ichengages a groove 44 ina blockgl5f whichis clampedto theupper end of the shaft 31.

The outside,forining ,wl1eel :30 is secured 1.1. he forward pends of theintermediate shaft flO andis positively rotateddnring the, operation of,the rnaohinelthrough the cone nections, heretofore described, to the shaft. lOfrorri the driying -shaft-;]2 The rotary wheel 30,, is beveled so; that its lip engaging surface inclines, inward, toward 1 the inediah line ofathe sole,(see-1 3,2; 2). Theron-{295% is preferably ,frustQ-oonieal! gin shapa and :is arranged with its -,-larg er- .base, directed towardthesurface DEE-313118 ins le,so,that-, its operating: periphery is substantially; parallel j tothef engaging surf-ace of i the, forming; wheel withithe -formilig; wheehmnd rolL; thus eonstrueted and, arranged they will; aet, tocompress ,the: dip froin -base to top rand},- bend, the v 1ip,.inward-;at an; inclination I to, the surfaoe ofthe sole so that it will stand; at the, Pr per J nehe ezthe; bo t m-o ei st ite the, conyenient and; properlasting and sewinggpf the sl1oe,whe1i.the. .sole-is bent transversely, in; applyingit ,to the curved. bottom 0f the-. l st-i This ar ngeme tio ythegl p eninee arfaeef e; r 11 nd fo mingheel a so! i suresi -he s aringand-bending; 0f i 3% and r mfi rei g m ter l; 1' that e a e fiere gm ter al?i p essed ifirmly towth -anale etw en h i eath n aectthe basev pf;,the- 1-ip;

Tl e ro l l 29; may ;-be m'eunted to ,rotate. freely its gaxiscasuthe rsolefis advanced; but-it preferredjlto vdrivezthe roll-so that it ,w-ill assist, in. feeding forward ith-e worlz, si feather id! in feeding-tha ed h e: riphery ofthe rollvis providfidi-with;longi: tudinal} teeth The 1 rotation of thewolli a lso. increases its efficiency: in; properlygp-ressi-ng i the inner sunface, of, ;the lipgandi 1 against the sole a t the base, of thelip In ;the constrnetion show-m the roll .shaft fil ,is}sp1inedi;internae diate gitsendswithin; a sleevelti mounted between the gbearing blocks 32,. The roll is positively driven through a spiral gear 4:8 secured itOuthQ fo-rward end lot .the main shaft,12..

While the, conical {milk- 29 and forming. whee perawtm mpressthe lip fr m, a eto tep ndibencht e lip inward. at .a1rin.-- clination ,tothe surface f; the illSOlQi lit; lw iill- Qt. 1e i emi ainsreet n; ofi g.9: 1 et the axis of rotation of the roll 29- is slightly i1; advance in. the line of. feed Lofthenxis ofprotationof gthe forming wh ,eel,30i;hlt is; therefore, evident (see Fig.; 2)f that.ithe a'oll 29* operates to press thereinforcing mate rial :against the inner surfaceofithe -lip ata; time when the reinforcingmaterialist 10036,

and free to move inward under the pressure of the roll. It is also evident,if the roll and wheel operat.edvdirectly onopposite sides a of the-lip, that each tool :would place themes terial operated upon bythe-other tool, under? tension, so thatthe tools wouldnot begable to properly apply; the ,reinforcingmaterialinto the angle between the surfaoeof theine V soleand the base-ofjthe 1ip. -v VViththe; tools operating upon the Work when the-reinforcing naterial is under tension there-is greati dangerithat the materialjwill spring away from the lip and feather afterthe lip has.

passed between the tools. By arrangingthe inside roll in- ,the manner, described the-re inforeing material is drawn by the roll with out strain into the-angle between ,the:.surface of the insole and :the base of.-the=..=lipi= and-properlystuck to the-innensurfaceof thelip from-base totop through the pressure derivedifrom the springsv 37 ?and 42. The.

feather without placing sufli ':ient strainupon the reinforcing, material secured to the insole by the roll 29 'to loosen the-adhesion. of the reinforcing material to the; insole.

-The material attached to theinsoleiwithin the lip is, therefore, securely'held by the roll 29%. from displacement under the tension of the whee l 30 As thereinfiorcing,smaterial.;.

- is, in the-machineillustratedein tlzxmdrawings, applied when-the reinforeingiinaterial is free to be-pulledinto theproper-reinford ing position, there is no, danger thatirhe mas feather when thefinsole-is fod'beyond the influence pf therolL- 29 and; wheel 30.

-terial will spring, away-fronr the lip and" The reinforcing material.- uponmvhieh :thBu machine operates 15 very sticky, and-inorder top'revent-thematerial stickingato the lip;.

and featheriprior 'to-the operation :of the reinforcing ,tools, the machinesillustrated in the drawing, is provided with a supportzt arranged in. advance of the roll and wheeleat the outside of the dip and; above the feather;

and below the reinforcing .m'ateriali- The support is provided with a lipengaging snr-I face (see Fig. 2), a flatstopprojeotingoine ward over the lip, upon which thereinforc ing material is supportedclear ofthe lip,

and afaceslopingtoward the wheel 30 as shown in Fig: The supportiscarried b anE arm 50-which is .bent inward, then down? ward, andv then outward to clean the edgeof the work support; The armi 50 :iscari-r ried by a vertical rod 51 which is loosely mounted within a socket formed in ablock" 52, The block 52"is pivoted in a' yoke "53 and is forced in 'a direction 'tomaintainthe lip engaging surface of the. support-yield -ingly pressed against the outer side of the lip by aloopedspring 54, one end of which engages a socket in the yoke, and the other end of which presses against a pin 55011 the block 52. The rod 51 is screw threaded for a portion of its length-and this portion of the-rod isengaged bya nut 56 loosely mounted within a slot formed, in" the blocks "The nut is provided with aseriesq of holes which may be engaged by 'asuit -'able tool and the nutrotated so that the vertical height ofj-the'support may be ad j u'st-ed. In order-to permit the unobstructedremovaland insertion of the work from the machine, it is desirable to move the support 1 49 out of' operative position'when the work support is lowered. To this end the lower por'tionof the block 52 carries an adjustable screw 57 arranged to engage a lug 58 carried by the vertical arm of the bell crank lever 18",the arrangement being such that upon depression-of the work support by' the treadle connections to the stem 2 the bell crank lever- 18 turns the block "about its pivotal connection with the yoke 53,- thus removes the arm from operative position simultaneously with the loweringo'f the As heretofore pointed out the reinforcing material uponywhich the machine operates is exceedingly sticky, and so there is a'tendency for the loose reinforcing material -to= stick to the support as the insole and rein forcing material are fed past the support. lVhen the loose reinforcing material sticks to the support its feed is retarded and that ort-ion of the material being 0 e'rated-upmr 1S dragged into a wrinkled an plaited condition beneath the tools, resultingdn'theproduction of an imperfectly reinforced insole. In order that-the loose sticky reinforcing material may-be delivered-- properly to thetools sothatitimay be secured to the insole without crease or fold, the support 49 is'rapidly reciprocated in a direction substantially parallel tothe lip during the feed of the insole to cause the sloping face of the support to push the material toward the tools. In the construction shown, the yoke 53 is carried on the forward end of a horizontal shaft 54 mounted for oscillation in a bearing 55 formed in the machineframe. The shaft 54 carries atits rear end an arm 5 6 which is provided near its upper end vwith a boss 57. The arm is rapidly the strap oft-hie eccentric. f'lhrough these cormections the support {t9 is rapidly re ciprocated'during the operation of themach'ine atndthus pushes the reinforcing ma terial into "position for the operation of the tools'so that the toolsmay properly apply the reinforcing material to the insole without crease or fold.

Fig. 3 shows'the relative position of the conical roll 29, forming wheelBfl, and reciprocating' support 49 when operating to apply the reinforcing material on the substantially' straight portion of the lip. As shown the support is normal to the surface of-thelip so'that the "path'of reciprocation of the support is parallel to the lip." If this relative position of the roll, wheel, and support was fixed when the point'of operation was transferred around the toe and the curves at the shank the path of reciprocationwould be oblique to the lip. Gonsequentl'y instead of pushing the-reinforcing material toward the wheel-30 so thatthe material would be properly-pressed down on the lip and feather without crease 'or fold, the angular path of reciprocation would cause the material to be pushed into a fold beneath the whe'el30, with the result that a plait 'of material would :be formed on the feather: It is therefore desirable that the support 49 be maintained normal to the outer side of the lip as the point of operation of the tools is transferred along the reverse curves of the lip at the shank and around the toe. To this end a spring 59 is coiledarriuiidthe rod'51. "Onegend' of the I spring is inserted in a socket iii the block 52, and the other end of the spring is held behind the arm 50. As the rod is loosely mounted in 'the' block 52, the spring 59' causes the support to swing to adjust itself automatically to that portion of the lip with which it has engagement. The support is thereforemaintained normal to the outer side'of' the up as the point of operation is "transferred along the lip.

It is desirable, from a selling point of view, that the reinforcing material be trimmed on thefeather, atthe shank at least, along a line located within'the edge of the insole. In 'the illustrated embodiment of the invention a trimming knife 61 is carried by a yoke 62 provided with hubs 63 and 64 loosely mounted on the forming wheel shaft 10. The knife is mounted in grooves formed" inith ehub 63. The position of the knife may be adjusted, in order to cut through different thicknesses of reinforcing material,

by a thumb screw 64, the head of which engages a slot 65 in theknife, and the shank carried the hulijGSI Thhkhi fei is cangu 1 t d s e f it litrin ftherefi i ri l f eliqn t e the am; Meet.

ales-g e line w ijuii tiei agger insole. The chine' o the 'd1feWings lis;de-,.

sigi'iedto"dlerateiupon l d erenlt jst Jot 'leer e whelf fius, er "diifei'ent" widths are provided with; the; a h P ov s n in umi ee 'qe u attec'liil; and dethc eeo1friheel;jrbm.

of a ain-truer "of 62' i is "'prdvid'u with e tooth )mhidl seneeee e idlj 'osciHeted the operdti'on of I machine simultane' usly ith th supp e t i 9 'j the cooperation of the mew we r jl ppo 1; the rotary conical T01129 turd the"rotary ,IQ p.i'isiguided' as.it is'fed :at three sep' areted ;points, a one. point; lying 1w ithin the lip;,.and .,thef..other points-outside the lip-.5 By so guiding the lipi theinsole;.isj sWung-- automatically eslit is fed to. trimsfer the point of operation, ofthevtools' .around the toe I and along, the reverse. curves of the shenk.-,, AS the outside portion of the lip :is

guided-v by; means; of; the. trier tools and 19-, I

the axis. about. which. the. sole swings passes: I through I the; point :ot engagement of the: li'p with ;the third hlember which in the -il lus-. trated embodiment tithe-invention is the surfiaee-of theconicalcroll29 i flrtain featuresof the invention; for ex-. ample thejstructural featuresof the canvas triml ling' device, are not limited to use in a machine for applymg reinforc ng v:febric but; es willi readily: be understood: those skllledln the. art, may be used ina machme for operating-mien insole after the fabrici sabmnzappliedum.

of thenpreceding de During the course scriptiQIl; in theflfollolwing-claims, it has en; QQIlYenient. to employ. various terms de-v noting d rection. of movement, position and thelike, but itis tobe understood thatthese fiiitlehot e x-press'ive-oft-any' characteris- 1, 70'10, features .Qf; thetinvention, asit is the relu l etiveerrangment of the parts which'is 0f i1nportence. 4

While preferred toiemploj the sp c cific construction and arrangement of the parts shown .aiid. described, it Willbe under- .fl stooduthatthis. construction and arrange. ment is notessential, nor is the. conjoint use of ell the-features oftheinvention essential, except so ifar aasisp'ecifiedcin ,the appended" ,cla ms endit may .berwitied .onmodified 11 1, Without; departing from the broader features ot the-invention 4 1. A machihefor reinforcing insoles, haring, in com inatiompe Work support, and a sing. ;le ,pair of. inside and outside forming ,dev-ices arranged to operate on an insole .-m0u;nted-on' thelnworlr support, the fabric i- .,engaging end formingiportion of one device beiuge material'distance in advance of them .fabfic engaging and forming portion of the other in-the line'of feed, to continuously and: progressively form a bead or crimp in the ireinforcing fabric and secure'it to the I v I insole,-su bstantia11y as described; Through-these connect-ions the lgnlfe 1 s rep: t ing, in combiuetiomla WOI'ksupport,ie de-' zvice for continuously; and lprogresslvely The inste'is f ct l' .th imfi ll n -hy pressingjthe; reinforcing fabric ageinst the 2.. A machine for. reinforcing insoles, havinsidesurface of the lip of an insole-mounted on the, Work support, a seconddevice for continuously I and progressively pressing the fabric against the outside surface of the lip,- said. de,vi,ces being arranged one behind the other in the line of feed to act in succession ing, in combination,a horizontal work sup-f to secure the material to the insole, a support for the a loose .=-reinforcingmateriahf and means for causing said support to advance the loose fabric-toward said devices, substantially as described. 1 f

A machine forreinfo'rcing insoles,"hav ing, in combination; awo'rk-support, and

means for crimpingthe reinforcing mate rial intoa bea/d bent inwardat'an inclinetion to the sole, saidme'ans acting to secure thezmaterial 'to the surface of the insole inside the. beadhprior to securing the material to the surface substantially as described. p I

4. A machine was rein-forcing insoles," having, in combination, a work support, and a pair of rotary tools for crimping the re inforcing materialtinto a bead, -s'aid= tools having complementaryinclined faces adapted to engage the'b ead from base to top and bend it inward at an inclination to the insole and operating with the bead "between them, one in advance of the other; substantia-lly as described. I t

5. A machine for reinforcing" insoles, having, in: combination, a work support ;and a cooperatng roll and pressure device vfor bending and shaping the reinforcing mate rial about the lip, advance, in' the line .of feed, of the pressure device and operating to secure the material to the insole in advance of the securing operation of the'pressure device, substantially I port, a forming wheel mounted to rotate" about a substantially horizontal axis and arranged to press the reinforcing material against the outer-side of the lip of an insole mounted upon the work support, and a conical roll mounted to rotate about a substantially vertical axis inadvance of the vertical plane passing through the axis of the wheel,

and arrangedto continuousb press the reinforcing material against the inside'of the lip, substantially as described.

8. A machine for reinforcing insoles, havport, a conical roll mounted to rotate about a substantially vertical axis, and arranged to continuously press the 1'ei11forcingma-te-' rial against the inside of the lip of the sole supported onthe work support, a forming wheel mounted to rotate about a substan of the insole outside the head,

from t said-roll -being arranged in i g a 119M0 1 v im'ed th the reinforcing material about the "mgma eri I oaths f ath rs tancedrom the bead, substantially as detially horizontalaxis and arranged to press the reiiiforcin' g'g material against the. outer}; side ram lip, an co'ijperating-withthe}. roll to compressthe lip,,and'n ieansfor yieldgj ingly forcing the roll towardjthe wheel and. against the surface of the sole, substantially asdescribed. A 9. i A machine for reinforcing. insoles provided with a rib alongthe margin of the .in-- soleat varyingdistances from its edg im'; ing, in combination, means for forming a bead or crimp in the reinforcing fabric and securing, it overfsaid rib to the feather and,, means ;for' trimming; the reinfprcing: fabric as it li'ee m; the feather. ,a.i1i1ii0rni distancefrom the rib,substantialljgas d SC fiWdJ 1 0. insole mac inej'of, the character described, having incombinat'iori, neans foe est g and. r a g the se and. for operat ng on the reinforcing materialat marginal po'rtitn including an oscillating knife pe a' ii tr ni h -reis eic ng ma: terial ori itlie pi 'th ejinsjole at, the; shank; ortion' pnea, along, a line spaced" lib edge ,ofthe insole substaiitially as, descr d; j 11'. "An in 1e; machine of r character ceding the insole-and for reinforcing material at, its .95 Y inc ud gja wheel ran edfto'oper ate upon'the feather-'01: the le and hern a a w h eiip ez m t s ji't tli' ifths; Ra h r; t: i na et part,* d niearis'for trimmin t e reinforcing material' 'on the fea'ther aim fa'line dee'buts de d elt w e -Isa e a ed i s t v 125A f'machine ,for reinforc g. nsoles,

having, incombination, means forforming described, having "in combination, means. as; supporting and r a nlg' n th wheel'arraziged a); operatefon asses a e inspleand h vi. 2 i t pfirq'irima ring the width of are either aaitsnarmwest 11 part; and means for'trimming' the reinforcuniform dis- -ts u ingi-a; 1w mcl'udingfal scribed I 13. A -Inachine -fi)r reinforcing insoles, 11-; having, inconibination, means for forming a d 4 i e in th inio c ng m mmal.

'and js'e'curing it to the ,insol'e',lincludingIn wheel mounted to rotateabo'ut; horizontal axis, and an oscillating knife arranged to trim,- the reini fcing material within the edge oi thesole having an edge formed on a curve having the ax s of oscillation as a: center, substantiallyasdescribed.

14;. A machine for-reinforcing insoles,

having, in eomb'inat ion a work support,

"means operating upon opposite sides of the lip of an lnsole mounted upon the work support for bending and shaping the rein;

"forcing material about thelip', and'for feed 1'30 knife cooperating with said means to trim the reinforcing material, at the shank portion at least, along a line lying within the edge of-the insole, substantially as described.

28. An insole machine of the character described, having, in combination, means for supporting and feeding the insole and for operating on the reinforcing material at its marginal portion including a knife mounted above the feather of the insole, having a cutting edge projecting downward below the plane of the reinforcing material and operatin to sever said reinforcing material, on the eather of the insole at the shank portion at least, along a line spaced from the edge of the insole, substantially as described.

29. An insole machine of the character described, having, in combination, means for supporting and feeding the insole and for operating on the reinforcing material at its marginal portion, including a knife extending in a-plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of the insole face, having a cutting edge at its lower end below the plane of the reinforcing material and operating to sever the marginal portion of said reinforcing material from above the feather of the insole at the shank portion at least, substan tially as described.

30. An insole machine of the character de scribed, having, in combination, means for supporting and feeding the insole and for operating on the reinforcing material at its marginal portion, and a knife at substantially the point ofoperation of said operating means extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of the insole face, having a cutting edge at its lower end below the plane of the reinforcing material and operating to sever the marginal portion of said reinforcing material from above the feather of the insole at the shank portion at least, substantially as described.

31. A machine for operating on reinforced insoles, having, in combination, fabric trimming means, a su port beneath the marginal portion of the abric to be trimmed, and means for actuatin the support in a direction to push the fabric forward for the operation of the trimming means, substantially as described.

32. An insole reinforcing machine, having, in combination, a support for the insole, a pair of rolls one inside and one outside of the rib, rotary shafts on which said rolls are mounted, means for yieldingly pressing said rolls together to grip the rib and continuously and progressively press the reinforc ing fabric into position, and a knife for trimming the fabric mounted on the shaft carrying the outside roll, substantially as described.

33. An insole reinforcing machine, having, in combination, a toothed conical r ll at the inside of the rib bearing with its larger base on the face of the insole and with its toothed surface against the side of the rib, a roll at the outside of the rib opposite said conical roll, means for rotating said rolls, and a flat fabric trimming knife mounted against the outer face of the outside roll, substantially as described.

34. A machine for trimming reinforcing fabric on insoles having a reinforced marginal lip or rib, having, in combination, means for supportin and feeding the insole, a knife above the eather constructed and arranged to sever the reinforcing fabric on the feather a uniform distance from the lip orrib, and a roll bearing on the feather and engaging the lip or rib to guide the insole through the machine, substantially as described.

35. A machine for operating on reinforced insoles, having, in combination, means for supporting and feeding the insole, and cut ting means for severing the reinforcing fabric alone along a line on the feather, at the shank portion at least, lying within the edge of the insole,- substantially as described.

36. Amachine for operating 011 reinforced insoles, having, in combinatlon, means for supporting and feeding the insole, a knife above the feather for severing the reinforc ing fabric, and a gage for guiding and positioning the insole beneath said knife so as to effect a severance of the fabric, at the shank portion at least, along a line within the edge the insole, a knife above the feather for severing the fabric, and a sole gage cooperating with the knife to cause said knife to sever the fabric as it lies on the feather a uniform distance from the 1p or rib, substantially as described.

38. A machine for operating 011 reinforced insoles, having, in combination, means for supporting and feeding the insole, cutting means for severing the reinforcing fabric extending over the feather, at the shank por tion at least, along such a line that its edge will lie within the edge of the insole, and mechanism for actuating said means during the cutting operation in a manner to effect a clean severance of the fabric, substantially as described.

39. A machine for operating on reinforced insoles, having, in combination, means for supporting and feeding the insole, a solo gage for guiding the insole through the machine, and a knife for severing the fabric mounted above the insole in definite relation to said gage and spaced therefrom across the line of feed a distance to effect a severance of the fabric, at the shank portion of the insole at least, along a line within the edge of the insole, substantially as described.

40. A machine for trimming reinforcing fabric on insoles having a reinforced. marginal lip or rib, having, in combination, a sole su port, a roll mount-ed on an axis substantial y parallel to the surface of said support bearing With its circumferential surface on the feather of the insole and engaging the lip or rib with one face to guide the insole through the machine, a knife above the feather outside the roll and in definite transverse relation thereto to sever the reinforcing fabric on the feather, and means for insole, means for positively driving said toothed roll to feed the insole, and a knife mounted at a definite distance from the base of the rib for trimming the fabric along a line equidistant from the base of the rib throughout its length, substantially as described.

42. A machine forpreparing reinforced insoles having reinforcing fabric beaded about the lip and overlying the entire Width of the feather, having, in combination, a sole support, means for rotating said support to feed the insole; and means for forcing the fabric into the angles at the base of the feather, and for operating on the fabric Where it overlies the feather in a manner to position the edge of the fabric Within the edge of the insole, substantially as described.

43.v A machine for applying reinforcing fabric to an insole, having, in combination, means for supporting, feeding and operating upon the marginal portion of the insole, and means for removing the fabric from above the outer margin of the feather along the shank portion of the insole at least, substantially as described.

44. A machine for applying reinforcing fabric to an insole, having, in combination, means for supporting, feeding and operat-- ing upon the marginal portion of the insole, and a knife for trimming off a portion of the fabric adhering to the face of the feather along the shank portion of the insole at least, substantially as described.

45. A machine for operating on soles having a reinforced stitch receiving rib, having, in combination, a horizontal work support, a fabric pressing roll at the inner side of the rib mounted to rotate about a substantially vertical axis, a fabric pressing roll at the outer side of the rib mounted to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis, and a fabric trimming cutter above the feather having its blade mounted adjacent the outer face of said outside pressing roll, substantially as described.

46. A machine for'operating on soles having a reinforced stitch receiving rib, having, in combination, a work support, power driven sole feeding rolls one on each side of the rib, and a fabric trimming knife arranged above the feather beside the roll at the outer side of the rib and having its cutting edge substantially opposite the point of pressure of said roll on the fabric, substantially as described.

FREDERIC E. BERTRAND. Witnesses:

JoHN H. RIGBY, JosrAH E. REID.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0." 

